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W. B. Yeats's “Imitated from the Japanese” and the Philosophy Of W. B. Yeats’s “Imitated from the Japanese” and the Philosophy of Kobayashi Issa1 Yuki ITO Introduction. In 1938, W. B. Yeats published his poem “Imitated from the Japanese” in his poetry collection New Poems. The poem reads: “Imitated from the Japanese” A most astonishing thing Seventy years have I lived; (Hurrah for the flowers of Spring For Spring is here again.) Seventy years have I lived No ragged beggar man, Seventy years have I lived, Seventy years man and boy, And never have I danced for joy.2 Yeats wrote the draft version of this poem in a letter to Dorothy Wellesley, written in 1936, now published in Letters on Poetry from W. B. Yeats to Dorothy Wellesley (1964). According to the letter, he composed “this poem out of a prose translation of a Japanese 2 城西人文研究 第 35 巻 W.B.Yeats’s “Imitated from the Japanese” and the Philosophy of Kobayashi Issa Hokku in praise of Spring3.” Part, it will be discussed from the viewpoint of the philosophical influence of Friedrich Since the letter’s disclosure, Yeatsian scholars had been looking for the haiku Nietzsche. In Part Two, Issa’s haiku and his philosophy will be presented. In this Part, (hokku4) that had influenced Yeats, and there have been various theories put forth. For Issa will be discussed from the viewpoint of the religious faith. example, Earl Miner suggested that the haiku might be from a part of the Noh play Kakitsubata, which Ezra Pound translated5. On the other hand, Richard Finneran Part I. Tragic Laughter and Self-caricature. insisted that the source was Emori Gekkyo’s haiku6. Before discussing the origin of this poem, it is important to note that Yeats edited The source of the poem remained undetected until Edward Marx’s discovery in and published The Oxford Book of Modern Verse in 1936. At the time (1936-37), Yeats 2005. Marx published a series of papers under the title, “Yone Noguchi in W. B. Yeats’s re-read Friedrich Nietzsche and enforced his philosophy of tragedy. In the Japan” in a serial bulletin of Ehime University, which was later reprinted in Yeats introduction, he excluded War Poets such as Wilfred Owen, insisting that “passive Annual 17 (in a combined and revised version), in 2007. Consequently, his discovery suffering is not a theme for poetry8.” It is well-known that this statement incited a great became popular among international readers. Marx found that Yeats nearly plagiarized controversy. As well, it should be remembered that Yeats rejected Sean O’Casey’s play, a series of Kobayashi Issa’s haiku7, which had been translated by Yone Noguchi; The The Silver Tassie at the Abbey, for a similar reason. His antagonistic attitude toward series was included in Noguchi’s essay, “Hobby,” published in the journal Adelphi in “passive suffering” was deeply rooted in his philosophy. 1935, and later reprinted in the Indian journal Visva-Bharati Quarterly, in 1936. Yeats In the poem “Imitated from the Japanese,” special attention should be paid to the likely read the Indian journal, and composed “Imitated from the Japanese” based on last line: “And never have I danced for joy.” This can be read as a resignation or a Issa’s haiku, found within. passive resignation to a joyless life, in old age. So, here is a question: Does this stance This paper will discuss the philosophies of Yeats and of the haiku poet Issa. contradict Yeats’s own philosophy or not? I admit this line can be interpreted as a great Yeats’s philosophical stance will be discussed in light of his theory of “tragic joy,” while happiness “never have I danced for joy” like this. However, Issa’s model haiku of this Issa’s stance will be based on his evocation of Pure Land Buddhism faith, especially poem cannot read as such a happiness, and Yone Noguchi, the translator of the haiku, True Pure Land Buddhism [Jōdo shinshū] founded by Shinran (1173-1223CE). explained as the following: While this paper does not insist that Yeats was strongly influenced by Issa, a closer examination of the similarities and differences between the two poets seems How strongly I was impressed by the last hokku poem [note: the model relevant, in light of Yeats’s near plagiarism and the main content of the poem under haiku of the final line of Yeats’s poem “Imitated. .” i.e. “Alas fifty years purview. have passed, / Having no night / When I danced in joy”] since I myself The body of this paper will be divided into two parts. In Part One, Yeats’s tragic like Issa had spent long fifty years with no night in dancing! Issa must philosophy and self-caricature in “Imitated from the Japanese” will be discussed. In this have been a poor fellow like myself, who if he was asked about his hobby 城西人文研究 第 35 巻 W.B.Yeats’s “Imitated from the Japanese” and the Philosophy of Kobayashi Issa 3 Hokku in praise of Spring3.” Part, it will be discussed from the viewpoint of the philosophical influence of Friedrich Since the letter’s disclosure, Yeatsian scholars had been looking for the haiku Nietzsche. In Part Two, Issa’s haiku and his philosophy will be presented. In this Part, (hokku4) that had influenced Yeats, and there have been various theories put forth. For Issa will be discussed from the viewpoint of the religious faith. example, Earl Miner suggested that the haiku might be from a part of the Noh play Kakitsubata, which Ezra Pound translated5. On the other hand, Richard Finneran Part I. Tragic Laughter and Self-caricature. insisted that the source was Emori Gekkyo’s haiku6. Before discussing the origin of this poem, it is important to note that Yeats edited The source of the poem remained undetected until Edward Marx’s discovery in and published The Oxford Book of Modern Verse in 1936. At the time (1936-37), Yeats 2005. Marx published a series of papers under the title, “Yone Noguchi in W. B. Yeats’s re-read Friedrich Nietzsche and enforced his philosophy of tragedy. In the Japan” in a serial bulletin of Ehime University, which was later reprinted in Yeats introduction, he excluded War Poets such as Wilfred Owen, insisting that “passive Annual 17 (in a combined and revised version), in 2007. Consequently, his discovery suffering is not a theme for poetry8.” It is well-known that this statement incited a great became popular among international readers. Marx found that Yeats nearly plagiarized controversy. As well, it should be remembered that Yeats rejected Sean O’Casey’s play, a series of Kobayashi Issa’s haiku7, which had been translated by Yone Noguchi; The The Silver Tassie at the Abbey, for a similar reason. His antagonistic attitude toward series was included in Noguchi’s essay, “Hobby,” published in the journal Adelphi in “passive suffering” was deeply rooted in his philosophy. 1935, and later reprinted in the Indian journal Visva-Bharati Quarterly, in 1936. Yeats In the poem “Imitated from the Japanese,” special attention should be paid to the likely read the Indian journal, and composed “Imitated from the Japanese” based on last line: “And never have I danced for joy.” This can be read as a resignation or a Issa’s haiku, found within. passive resignation to a joyless life, in old age. So, here is a question: Does this stance This paper will discuss the philosophies of Yeats and of the haiku poet Issa. contradict Yeats’s own philosophy or not? I admit this line can be interpreted as a great Yeats’s philosophical stance will be discussed in light of his theory of “tragic joy,” while happiness “never have I danced for joy” like this. However, Issa’s model haiku of this Issa’s stance will be based on his evocation of Pure Land Buddhism faith, especially poem cannot read as such a happiness, and Yone Noguchi, the translator of the haiku, True Pure Land Buddhism [Jōdo shinshū] founded by Shinran (1173-1223CE). explained as the following: While this paper does not insist that Yeats was strongly influenced by Issa, a closer examination of the similarities and differences between the two poets seems How strongly I was impressed by the last hokku poem [note: the model relevant, in light of Yeats’s near plagiarism and the main content of the poem under haiku of the final line of Yeats’s poem “Imitated. .” i.e. “Alas fifty years purview. have passed, / Having no night / When I danced in joy”] since I myself The body of this paper will be divided into two parts. In Part One, Yeats’s tragic like Issa had spent long fifty years with no night in dancing! Issa must philosophy and self-caricature in “Imitated from the Japanese” will be discussed. In this have been a poor fellow like myself, who if he was asked about his hobby 4 城西人文研究 第 35 巻 W.B.Yeats’s “Imitated from the Japanese” and the Philosophy of Kobayashi Issa had no other way to answer but with the word of walking.9 the British police. Yeats did not discriminate against Casement’s sexuality, but his anger was roused against the possibility of forgery by British authorities (Yeats wrote: “If Regarding to the fact Yeats read Noguchi’s passage above with the haiku, it is safety to Casement were a homo-sexual what matter! But if the British Government can with say that Yeats did not interpret the model haiku as an expression of great happiness. impunity forge evidence to prove him so no unpopular man with a cause will ever be Concerning Yeats’s’ philosophy of tragedy, a full description would be quite safe16”).
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